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Treasurer leaving April 28
Springfield City Schools Treasurer Penny Rucker will start her new position with Columbus schools April 28, she confirmed Wednesday.
Rucker has been negotiating with the Columbus school board to work out a deal for her to be their next treasurer. She was selected out of a pool of more than 300 applicants, according to Columbus school officials.
Springfield board members have not discussed their next steps yet in regards to Rucker’s position, but will likely meet early next week to do so, said board Vice President Ed Leventhal. They will probably opt for an interim treasurer to buy some time to figure out what to do next, he said.
Rucker’s selection was announced in the midst of last week’s marathon board meetings for the final stage of interviewing to select a new superintendent. Board members decided last week to delay their decision and are making more calls on each of the candidates to “distinguish great from excellent,” said board President Donna Picklesimer.
That decision will likely come sometime in the next couple weeks. Springfield will also launch a national search for a campus director for Springfield High School following that.
Districts are required under Ohio law to have a licensed treasurer at all times. There are certain financial things that only a treasurer can do.
Springfield has a couple options here. The most common choices are usually contracting with another district to use their treasurer as an interim; promoting someone in the district to treasurer, if you have someone else who holds a treasurer’s license; contracting with the educational service center to use their treasurer; or contracting with a retired treasurer or consultant who holds a valid license.
I know Springfield has someone else on staff who has a treasurer license and they could also look to contract with someone, said Leventhal. That’s probably something we’ll have more information on next week, because there’s not a ton of time to make a decision.
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April 8, 2009 7:29 PM | Link to this
Penny did a wonderful job as the treasurer for SCS. She was handed a mess when she took over and never got the credit deserved for her hard work.